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Number, Please
Number, Please may refer to: *'' Number, Please (film)'', a 1931 British crime film *'' Number, Please? (film)'', a 1920 American short comedy film *''Number Please (game show) ''Number Please'' is a Goodson-Todman Productions game show hosted by Bud Collyer which aired at 12:30 p.m. weekdays on ABC from January 30 to December 29, 1961. It replaced Collyer's ''Beat the Clock'' when that series ended its run on ABC. ...'', a 1960s American game show See also *'' Your Number Please'', a 1959 LP album by Julie London {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number, Please (film)
''Number, Please'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by George King and starring Mabel Poulton, Warwick Ward and Richard Bird. It was a quota quickie made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-upon-Thames.Wood p.72 Cast * Mabel Poulton as Peggy * Warwick Ward as Curtis Somers * Richard Bird as Jimmy * Frank Perfitt as McAllister * Iris Darbyshire as Vamp * Gladys Hamer as Darkie * Norman Pierce Norman Pierce (5 September 1900 – 22 March 1968) was a British actor. He was born in Southport, Lancashire. He died in Helions Bumpstead, Essex, England on 22 March 1968 at the age of 67. He played pub landlords and barmen in a number of ... as Inspector * Quentin McPhearson * Anita Sharp-Bolster References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1931 films British crime films British black-and-white films 1931 crime f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number, Please? (film)
''Number, Please?'' is a 1920 American short comedy film directed by Hal Roach and Fred C. Newmeyer featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man (Lloyd) sees the girl (Mildred Davis) with her new boyfriend (Roy Brooks). When her dog gets loose in the park, both suitors have to help her catch it. The girl's uncle, a balloonist, gives her a pass for two in his balloon, provided that her mother approves. She then offers to take along the first of her admirers who is able to get her mother's consent. The girl's new boyfriend races to her house to get the mother's permission, while the young man tries to telephone her. The young man faces crowded phone booths, gossiping operators, a crying baby and other obstacles in his effort to reach the mother first. Racing back to the girl, the two suitors bump into one another and a pickpocket who has just robbed the girl of her purse. The boy is mistaken for the pickpocket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number Please (game Show)
''Number Please'' is a Goodson-Todman Productions game show hosted by Bud Collyer which aired at 12:30 p.m. weekdays on ABC from January 30 to December 29, 1961. It replaced Collyer's ''Beat the Clock'' when that series ended its run on ABC. ''Number Please'' was an early predecessor of ''Wheel of Fortune'' and other word-puzzle programs. Game play Two contestants competed against each other to solve a puzzle on a game board. Each contestant had his/her own row on the board, with the spaces on each row numbered 1–20. Contestants alternated choosing a number not yet revealed in their own puzzle, with each number revealing either a letter or a space. Each puzzle described a prize, and the first contestant who thought that he could solve both rows rang in and gave an answer for both rows exactly as the configuration appeared on the board. If the contestant was correct, he won both prizes and, occasionally, other related items. When the series began, the winner played against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
